Cartography Codex canadensis
codex canadensis inside cover. (gilcrease museum) apart depictions of plants, animals, , native peoples, codex canadensis includes 2 maps. inside front cover of tome contains map of mississippi river , environs, while inside cover contains map of northeastern north america, including territories such new france , acadia, new england, new york, newfoundland , region of great lakes. hence, both of maps depict french colonial spaces in north america. both maps contain quite large amount of detail when comes labeling settlements, particularly in coastal areas , along rivers. consistent european cartography of americas in modern period. detailed depictions of coastal , fluvial settlements important due importance ships had in transportation systems of time, particularly in new world. furthermore, mapping of settlements can seen in codex canadensis, , cartography in general, played important role in imperial endeavours of european powers in period. in sense, maps in codex can seen part of wi...